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HR Salary Guide Financial & Professional Services 2020/21
By Krystian NaporaWe have released our newest Salary Guide amidst one of the most challenging times businesses have ever encountered. Although COVID-19 has brought many trials to firms worldwide, some of the key benefits that have emerged include the acceleration of tech involved in remote working, a more robust and resilient workforce, and a high degree of awareness and empathy to those suff...
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HR trends and priorities for 2021
By Lucy BielbyAt the start of 2021, it’s interesting to reflect on 2020, what was one of the most challenging years that we are likely to experience in our lifetime. Technology’s previous creep into the workspace suddenly became a sprint, faster than many of us would have ever believed possible. But, without this invasion of technology and our ability to use it to manage complex work an...
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Insights from 2020 roundtables
By James Baker2020 has been an unusual and demanding year, and none more so than within the world of Human Resources. As a globally connected HR specialist, we have been in a unique position to observe and hear about the challenges our clients have had to face from very early on in managing the vast and ever-changing demands of this crisis. For those who have worked through previous econo...
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Bridging the gap
By Dominique SealThe world of work has become less big corporate and more employee centric with HR taking centre stage. We have never been a function that craves the limelight and have been content in our business partnering support roles. But the pandemic has changed all that by making the people agenda top priority. How do we connect our executive leaders with their people in an increasing...
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What are the best resources for your projects?
By Lucy BielbyWhat are the best resources for your projects? As a result of COVID-19, for many change has now become ‘business as usual’. We understand that for many organisations, the chance of getting back to pre-crisis levels of business activity is a long way off. According to recent reports, McKinsey Global Institute and Oxford Economics have estimated that it will take at least five...
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Maximising your day rate
By Victoria JohnstonHow to maximise your day rate in a downturn We understand the value of senior HR Interim candidates at Frazer Jones. You will usually have operated at a very senior level and have proven yourself many times over on complex projects in difficult economic climates and complicated or distressed organisations. A proven interim background is a skillset in itself. One of the main ...
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Why use an Interim HR Professional?
By Lucy BielbyWhy use an Interim HR Professional and what is the benefit to your business? Simply put, interim HR is the use of HR experts on a temporary/short-term basis. However, the term interim HR in the truest sense relates to a group of individuals that are proven, experts in their field (Human Resources) and are typically engaged by organisations to solve critical business challeng...
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Goodbye North-South Divide
By Victoria JohnstonI spend my days talking to HR hiring managers and they tell me that remote working has increased productivity, reduced sickness absence, and increased employees’ sense of wellbeing. Surely then, we can say that remote working works and will stay. There are still metrics that haven’t yet been accurately reported but just imagine how productive home working will be when all of...
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New ways of working in Payroll - Interview with Dawn Newman
By Chris TuckermanWorking in recruitment means that we at Frazer Jones are in a unique position of speaking to a large number of payroll professionals on a daily basis. As we all know, the most recent months have been incredibly challenging as everyone adapts to their new way of working in both their personal and professional life. We continue to see payroll professionals across the UK at the...
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Global Professional Services Round Table
By James BakerContinuing the theme of a number of virtual round tables that Frazer Jones are hosting, last week we brought together senior HR professionals within professional services firms across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. The discussion focussed on three key topics; Engaging with a virtual workforce Senior leadership resilience, and lastly Talent developmen...
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